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In 2021, 111 farmers in cities within Rich County received a total of $2.9 million in 219 farm subsidies, a 47.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $5.5 million in 236 farm subsidies.
Though farm subsidies support agriculture in the U.S., pumping $7 trillion into the economy, they are not without controversy.
The American Action Forum discovered that the most highly subsidized crops - corn, soy, wheat, and rice - are often consumed in highly processed ways, which leads to unhealthy eating habits and obesity, while the fruits and vegetables needed for a healthy diet are rarely subsidized.
"We are consuming more calories, fats, sodium, and sugars, and not enough beneficial nutrients and vitamins," Tara O'Neill Hayes wrote. "It is critical that both policymakers and the American public understand the influence that federal agricultural subsidies have on our food supply and diet and, in turn, our nutrition and health."
Farm subsidies have also been criticized for assisting the highest-earning agricultural businesses, not local farmers on their family farms who are barely getting by.
Kimberly Amadeo of The Balance said farmer subsidies "help high-income corporations, not poor rural farmers. Most of the money goes toward large agribusinesses."
The U.S. has provided farm subsidies since the Great Depression to assist farmers who weather price fluctuations and disasters, to help maintain consistent farming across the country.
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argyles' Ranch, Inc. | $398,363 | $271,742 | -31.8% |
| Rees Land & Livestock Company | $187,796 | $147,117 | -21.7% |
| Peart Ranch Operations, LLC | $228,933 | $126,983 | -44.5% |
| Putnam Ranch, LLP | $133,405 | $123,493 | -7.4% |
| Hoffman Ranches, LLC | $117,478 | $109,117 | -7.1% |
| JW Cattle Company | $238,626 | $104,452 | -56.2% |
| Jackson Land & Livestock, LLC | $138,161 | $92,282 | -33.2% |
| Bar W Bar Ranch, Inc. | $85,811 | $85,103 | -0.8% |
| Rafter J Cattle, LLC | $100,251 | $69,539 | -30.6% |
| Crawford Mountain Angus, Inc. | $69,412 | $63,683 | -8.3% |
| JF Ranching Company, Inc. | $75,069 | $61,707 | -17.8% |
| HD Livestock | $79,398 | $60,835 | -23.4% |
| K Ron Ranch, LLC | $0 | $60,167 | -- |
| Backward S, LLC | $68,827 | $59,421 | -13.7% |
| Big Creek Ranch & Cattle, Inc. | $85,470 | $57,707 | -32.5% |
| Kent Johnson | $74,038 | $55,293 | -25.3% |
| Lazy S Ranching, Inc. | $129,261 | $54,812 | -57.6% |
| Scott N. Johnson | $51,519 | $51,930 | 0.8% |
| RS Cattle Company, Inc. | $218,570 | $50,576 | -76.9% |
| Yale Johnson | $47,607 | $47,735 | 0.3% |
| Kay Thornock & Sons | $47,511 | $45,574 | -4.1% |
| Douglas Hatch | $74,936 | $42,169 | -43.7% |
| Hatch Land & Livestock Company | $80,726 | $41,663 | -48.4% |
| Lana J. Peart | $24,446 | $40,593 | 66.1% |
| C Seven Bar, Inc. | $53,675 | $40,228 | -25.1% |
| Scott Spencer | $41,173 | $38,411 | -6.7% |
| Jake Dewitt Johnson | $0 | $37,083 | -- |
| Groll Land & Livestock, LLC | $47,363 | $37,036 | -21.8% |
| Wallace J. Schulthess | $53,662 | $35,534 | -33.8% |
| Windy Meadows Cattle Company, Inc. | $576,230 | $34,597 | -94% |
| 6 Bit Ranch, LLC | $27,313 | $34,311 | 25.6% |
| G & J Hatch Ranch, LLC | $27,219 | $29,724 | 9.2% |
| Weston Hereford Ranch, LLC | $52,099 | $29,698 | -43% |
| Alfred Kearl & Sons, Inc. | $95,303 | $29,407 | -69.1% |
| Feller Ranch, Inc. | $47,815 | $29,053 | -39.2% |
| B & H Ranching Company, Inc. | $97,153 | $27,288 | -71.9% |
| Ellis Ranch | $45,298 | $26,157 | -42.3% |
| Morrell Weston and Sons | $39,941 | $25,647 | -35.8% |
| George Ocie Frazier II | $0 | $23,634 | -- |
| Kennedy Ranch, LLC | $84,968 | $20,169 | -76.3% |
| Weston Angus Ranch | $76,737 | $20,117 | -73.8% |
| Wine Cup Cattle Company, Inc. | $92,871 | $19,830 | -78.6% |
| Bryan Thomson | $27,092 | $19,518 | -28% |
| Darlene Telford | $33,257 | $19,052 | -42.7% |
| Roger Earley | $28,030 | $17,739 | -36.7% |
| Circle 7 Ranch, LLC | $58,656 | $17,436 | -70.3% |
| Flying N Hay and Equipment, LLC | $13,053 | $17,404 | 33.3% |
| Johnson Farm and Ranch, LLC | $17,226 | $17,226 | 0% |
| Maitland Webb | $252,218 | $17,110 | -93.2% |
| Falula Farm, Inc. | $17,832 | $16,295 | -8.6% |
| Ralph Johnson | $61,670 | $16,188 | -73.8% |
| Rabbit Creek, Inc. | $13,194 | $14,532 | 10.1% |
| Gary N. Call | $25,727 | $13,208 | -48.7% |
| Ben Argyle | $16,855 | $12,762 | -24.3% |
| Hoffman's Sage Creek Ranch, LLC | $30,497 | $12,682 | -58.4% |
| Necktie Ranch, LLC | $37,540 | $11,581 | -69.2% |
| Stacey Ranch, LLC | $20,141 | $11,298 | -43.9% |
| Broken S, Inc. | $47,421 | $10,637 | -77.6% |
| Dale Lamborn | $29,578 | $10,530 | -64.4% |
| Otter Creek Ranch Company, Inc. | $31,682 | $9,969 | -68.5% |
| Jade Willis | $53,701 | $9,132 | -83% |
| Stephen Lynn Huffaker | $29,425 | $8,704 | -70.4% |
| Orson & Louisa Cornia LC | $23,516 | $8,520 | -63.8% |
| Tingey Double T Ranch, LLC | $36,124 | $8,417 | -76.7% |
| George Frazier II | $31,508 | $8,084 | -74.3% |
| William E. Cox II | $30,384 | $7,844 | -74.2% |
| Droopy Loop Livestock, LLC | $61,454 | $7,499 | -87.8% |
| Eight Bar Ranch, LLC | $0 | $7,442 | -- |
| Dwight Lloyd | $18,321 | $6,850 | -62.6% |
| R & B Hay Sales, LLC | $5,701 | $6,471 | 13.5% |
| Martin Feller | $4,794 | $6,392 | 33.3% |
| Dale Wilson | $13,064 | $5,902 | -54.8% |
| Stacie Jacobson | $6,154 | $4,633 | -24.7% |
| Ernest W. Cornia | $20,757 | $4,508 | -78.3% |
| D & B Mills Ranching, LLC | $0 | $3,850 | -- |
| William Warren Platt | $18,064 | $3,554 | -80.3% |
| Craig Floyd | $6,716 | $3,264 | -51.4% |
| Jadene Rex | $12,969 | $3,130 | -75.9% |
| Ronald Stuart | $3,697 | $3,103 | -16.1% |
| Russell M. Thomson | $5,951 | $2,782 | -53.3% |
| Wine Cup Land and Livestock, LLC | $3,208 | $2,741 | -14.6% |
| Robert M. Johnson | $6,171 | $2,406 | -61% |
| Vernon Bell | $1,408 | $2,321 | 64.8% |
| McKay Willis | $2,240 | $2,240 | 0% |
| Eldon Robinson | $4,609 | $2,196 | -52.4% |
| Lisa L. H. Johnson | $10,652 | $1,908 | -82.1% |
| Hal Weston | $0 | $1,820 | -- |
| Joseph S. Weston | $0 | $1,820 | -- |
| Robert D. Hoffman | $7,673 | $1,786 | -76.7% |
| Joan Willis | $0 | $1,761 | -- |
| Jeramey W Argyle | $1,643 | $1,751 | 6.6% |
| William D. Kennedy | $0 | $1,444 | -- |
| B & C Angus, LLC | $0 | $1,339 | -- |
| Feather Ranch & Livestock, LLC | $5,512 | $1,336 | -75.8% |
| Eric D. Wamsley | $7,284 | $1,312 | -82% |
| DRY Creek Livestock, LLC | $0 | $1,289 | -- |
| Ned Calder | $2,640 | $1,046 | -60.4% |
| Nicholas Call | $5,188 | $1,042 | -79.9% |
| Bar Shield Cattle Company, LLC | $4,917 | $1,014 | -79.4% |
| Weston Livestock, LLC | $17,404 | $874 | -95% |
| Ben Weston | $0 | $855 | -- |
| Vaner F Cornia | $4,018 | $828 | -79.4% |
| Mark Cornia | $0 | $686 | -- |
| Sandra C. Allen | $669 | $668 | -0.1% |
| Kent Stuart | $3,058 | $664 | -78.3% |
| Ashley Brown | $2,871 | $657 | -77.1% |
| Lisa K. Webb | $1,188 | $486 | -59.1% |
| Richard K. Willis | $1,539 | $479 | -68.9% |
| Jessica W. Johnson | $1,958 | $402 | -79.5% |
| Teena Chandler | $1,683 | $387 | -77% |
| Dustin Roger Jackson | $1,342 | $334 | -75.1% |
| Cardon W. Willis | $2,240 | $0 | -100% |
| Keith W. Johnson and Thelma S. Jo | $37,236 | $0 | -100% |
| Feller Grass Fed Beef, LLC | $2,090 | $0 | -100% |
| Shawn Groll | $5,547 | $0 | -100% |
| Amelia Bradshaw | $180 | $0 | -100% |
| Clinton Douglas Green | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Ren Huffaker | $7,854 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $5,513,250 | $2,886,757 | -47.6% |
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